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Should I learn Emacs or Vi? Oh, you want to pick a side in the editor wars. I want to know which one is better. If you’re going to be working with Linux or Unix, Vi is better. When is Emacs better? I...

In what order should I learn computer programming? This is a mouse, this is a keyboard, and the computer brain is called a CPU. I learned that in fourth grade computer class. You might want to start...

Yo. As kids, one of our first forays into the exciting world of technology is: Lego. With those tiny, colourful bricks you can build anything you dare to dream; like spaceships, dinosaurs or Warwick...

Should I learn Win32 API? In theory, it teaches you a lot about how Windows works at its most basic level. Like Basic and Visual Basic. No, those are obsolete programming languages except for VB.net -...

Should I learn Mathcad, or Matlab? Mathcad is a good starting point. Mathcad lets you do simple analysis and plots. You make Mathcad sound like the introduction to mathematical software....

Should I learn Flash or Unity? Talk about the competing flashes in the pan. Where does that come from? Flash was the ubiquitous Adobe video and media player. But since Adobe has decided to stop...

Should I learn programming or networking? Programming has the benefit of being a higher paid position when you have the skills they want or need. Does networking pay well? You don’t need a four year...

Should I learn Django or PHP? Django is a framework. In that regard, it is like Rails and CodeIgniter. And PHP is a programming language. PHP is one language you can use to create websites. And PHP...

Should I learn Adobe Flash, or HTML5? There was an old 2011 article declaring that Adobe Flash was dead, long live HTML5. Several years later, you still see Adobe Flash in use. I can still find...

Should I learn Flash or Dreamweaver first? If you want to go into graphic arts, you'll want to learn both at some point. That much I figured out. Dreamweaver is an HTML editor, whereas Flash...